Spy Kids: All the Time in the World in 4D Reviews

Let's do this backwards:
4-D: The "4th Dimension" - the scratch and sniff cards. Complete and utter FAILURE. Nobody in my theater could smell anything at all except the cardboard it was printed on. We might as well have been sniffing our ticket stubs. Even my daughter, who was quite excited abot the gimmick, gave up by the third "scent", handed me the card, and said "I don't need this - it doesn't work." It was a silly idea to begin with, but something kids might have gotten a kick out of... if it worked... at ALL... which it didn't.

3-D: How about the 3-D? Mostly pointless, but then again most 3-D movies are. My biggest complaint it this: Why bother making a movie 3-D, but only do parts of it? Every live-action 3D movie I've seen including this one have many scenes and shots that aren't even in 3D. You can tell when you can take off your glasses and it's a strictly 2D image. I don't mean just certain whole scenes, but even just shots within a scene. For example within one dialogue scene the 3-D was used on only about every third cut, even if it was more of the same exact shot(?) So not only are they too lazy to shoot it in 3D, but they don't even convert the whole thing.

2D: The movie itself. Harmless, simple fun for the kids, although the actual new Spy Kids don't get to do much until the last third of the movie. The biggest problem: *SPOILER ALERT* was that even from the first trailers it was obvious Jeremy Piven was the villain, much less from every single scene in the movie. Yet they make a big deal of his predictable reveal. Was anyone surprised? *END SPOILER*

All in all what could have been a decent action flick for kids (and a restart to the franchise with new kids) is mostly a dud, due in large part to the heavily promoted "aromascope" gimmick which not only wasn't good.... it didn't even work.

to the same standard as the rest. there were a few plot elements that made no sense, but for kids, the movie was entertaining. not as visually stimulating as the past 3 in the franchise, but overall an average kids flick.

Being the fourth in the series written and directed once again by Robert Rodriguez it doesn't try to be a movie of its own. It makes nods to the original trilogy and let's us know this is a sequel, though at times it feels like a reboot. For reassurance Carmen (played by Alexa Vega) and Juni (Daryl Sabara) reprise their roles as the original Spy Kids all grown up. Spy Kids 4 takes the first film and tries to replicate it by making it more lighthearting, dimwitted, and easier to follow (to some extent). The films has very cornballish dialog that will make you cringe and facepalm. But the worst thing about this film is that it likes to throw to many crude kiddie jokes at us. Barf, baby poop, and anything that's immaturely gross that can fly and smell in this 4-D adventure. If this was any other concept other than Spy Kids, and if it wasn't so dumbed down fro the kiddies, the plot would actually be a very engaging and interesting story to watch unfold. But the fact is, this is a very childish movie and can only be enjoyed by the more mature audience if you want to just let yourself go of all the ludeness and just live in the moment of the film. Watch it with NO expectations. Whether they're good or bad.

Spy Kids: All the Time in the World in 4D is about a family out to save the world. The plot was good. Acting was good but lacking at times. Action and special effects was really good. The 4d part was not good.

All of the scratch-n- sniffs smelled like cardboard.

This is definitely not the Spy Kids movie that we have all been waiting for, the story is stupid, the dialogue is atrocious, and the new cast can't act if their lives depended on it (excluding the kids). The effects are cheesy and the script steals from a lot of other films humour. At times I thought I was back watching Batman & Robin, because the villain acts just like "Mr. Freeze", but instead of a billion ice puns, it is all about "time" and how much he needs to let them know about how much time they have left. This movie is annoying, preposterous and did not have to be made, but I have to say, having the original kids lead the O.S.S again was what made me have some sympathy and that the writers at least took the time to show how the cooperation has progressed or fallen apart over the years. The end of this film leaves a big gap for more films, and as much as I want them to stop, the continuation may just be a great thing for the franchise, seeing as the end of this film was the best part. This was a waste of 90 minutes, but as bad as it truly is, it has a little bit of corny heart and a couple quirky jokes enough to pull me through until the original cast appeared on screen again. Spy Kids: All The Time In The World is not worth your time, but it is not unwatchable and it has a few moments that will take you back to the roots of the Spy Kids universe.

P.S. 4D AROMASCOPE is garbage!

Spy Kids 4 is the worst of the series, the worst film of the year so far, and one of the worst movies ever made. Rebecca and Cecil are twins that are the children of their father Wilbur. Rebcca has never really respected her step mother Marissa, but Marisa is trying very hard to be her friend. When the world is in danger from a villain called the Time Keeper, the kids discover their step mother is a secret agent and they are taken to the OSS where they meet the former Spy Kids Junie and Carmen Cortez, and Rebecca and Cecil must learn to become secret agents and save the world. The plot of this movie was so terrible I wanted it to just end, but it didn't the pain went on, and on, and on until i could not take the cliche and horrible and boring and unfunny moments, god this films story sucked. The cast was awful and so bad, i hope they all are nominated for Razzie awrds for worst actors and actresses, I even looked forward to the cameo with the original Spy kids, but they almost completely ruined their characters, for years I have wanted to see them in a sequel, but this whole cast was so horrible that it was hard to believe they ever got into acting, and the new two Spy Kids were bad, Robert rodriguez picked a terrible cast. The effects in this movie are completely made for people to see 3D, its so cheesy and bad, why do people think this crappy special effects will be enjoyed by viewers anbd critics. the action is completely for kids and its not even fun anymore like the past films, this time Robert Rodriguez is on a mission to screw everyone out of their money. Spy Kids 4 was a horrible and painful experience and has just beaten Zookeeper for worst film of 2011 so far, and if you want to cry at how much they ruin the original 3 Spy Kids movies and how they have ruined the childhood of many people who grew up with these films like me, go see this crap, I hated every minute of it.

that last one was terrible but they might have a good idea since its been 8 years

Spy Kids 4 is the worst of the series, the worst film of the year so far, and one of the worst movies ever made. Rebecca and Cecil are twins that are the children of their father Wilbur. Rebcca has never really respected her step mother Marissa, but Marisa is trying very hard to be her friend. When the world is in danger from a villain called the Time Keeper, the kids discover their step mother is a secret agent and they are taken to the OSS where they meet the former Spy Kids Junie and Carmen Cortez, and Rebecca and Cecil must learn to become secret agents and save the world. The plot of this movie was so terrible I wanted it to just end, but it didn't the pain went on, and on, and on until i could not take the cliche and horrible and boring and unfunny moments, god this films story sucked. The cast was awful and so bad, i hope they all are nominated for Razzie awrds for worst actors and actresses, I even looked forward to the cameo with the original Spy kids, but they almost completely ruined their characters, for years I have wanted to see them in a sequel, but this whole cast was so horrible that it was hard to believe they ever got into acting, and the new two Spy Kids were bad, Robert rodriguez picked a terrible cast. The effects in this movie are completely made for people to see 3D, its so cheesy and bad, why do people think this crappy special effects will be enjoyed by viewers anbd critics. the action is completely for kids and its not even fun anymore like the past films, this time Robert Rodriguez is on a mission to screw everyone out of their money. Spy Kids 4 was a horrible and painful experience and has just beaten Zookeeper for worst film of 2011 so far, and if you want to cry at how much they ruin the original 3 Spy Kids movies and how they have ruined the childhood of many people who grew up with these films like me, go see this crap, I hated every minute of it.

Just for kids. It was very easy to notice how bad this was. If you give this film more then one star then there is something wrong with you. One of the most fast paced films of all time. Anyone that can't see how terrible the plot is has to start watching better films. Not to mention the cheap trick to get kids to watch this by adding 4D in the title. The Aroma-Scope really wasn't necessary. The theater stinks already anyways. Why Robert Rodriguez why? You have done good films in the past. I'll have to give Robert Rodriguez credit for at least knowing how kids like there movies directed, bad, very bad. The only reason why I saw this in theaters was to see Jessica Alba's face(that's not weird).

This Spy Kids film was at least better than the last film in the franchise, but not as good as the first film. The first and even the 2nd film in the franchise still remain the best. The story reminded me a little bit from the first film of the kids discovering that their stepmother is a spy. The 4D didn't really work well. There were a few times it did, but mostly it didn't.

Jessica Alba fit her role here. Jeremy Piven's villain reminded me a lot of Sylvester Stallone's villain in the third film. Joel McHale was ok, but he lacked on screen chemistry with Alba. The kids are great. It was also great having Alexa Vega and Daryl Sabara back in their roles. It is like passing of the torch to the new spy kids. It was also good that they used some footage from the original trilogy here. It would have been cool if Antonio Banderas and Carla Gugino would have return to the franchise, but I think Rodriguez is saving them for the sequel. Ricky Gervais steals the film as the voice of Argonaut.

Hopefully, the next Spy Kids film will have a better story and be better than this film.

A year ago at the end of August, Robert Rodriguez directed a film with Jessica Alba, the only difference was it involved a scary Mexican man with a sword. That was actually a decent film. A year later, Rodriguez re-creates the Spy Kids films for a fourth installment, Spy Kids All the Time in the World. What makes this film interesting is that it was the, "first" film advertised as 4D, which involves an "Aromascope", a card with 8 numbers on it that you have to scratch or rub depending on when, yes, the film tells you to. It's a failure; half the smells smell like plastic and sugar, and even if you get the smells to work, they will make you sick. Please don't bring food into the theater with the Aromascope, since you may gag out your food. Aside from the Aromascope 4D gimmick, the film itself, isn't that great either. While the first three Spy Kids films weren't that impressive, this, doesn't really do much justice to the franchise. The newcomer Spy Kids aren't as impressive as the original duo, the effects bring back you to 2001's level, and the moral message is tacked on so many times that it's drilled to your head once you leave the theater. I swear, try and count how many times you hear the word "time" in the film. Overall, this was an unnecessary sequel, with a cheap gimmick as a marketing play that, unfortunately, falls flat on it's face.

"It`s not about how much time you have but what you choose to do with it!"

"You have to live life moving forward not back"

Plot: Marissa Wilson (Jessica Alba) is a top OSS spy who retires after capturing a super villain, Tik Tok, and starts a family with her spy-hunting reporter husband Wilbur (Joel McHale) and stepchildren Rebecca (Rowan Blanchard) and Cecil (Mason Cook). A year later a new villain has emerged, the Time Keeper, who speeds up time using the Armageddon Device to punish humanity for wasting time. Marissa is called back by the OSS director, Danger D'Amo (Jeremy Piven), to recapture Tik Tok which should lead them to the Time Keeper.

Newcomers Rowan Blanchard and Mason Cook play off each other well as the bickering twin siblings. The kids team up with Marissa's niece and nephew, Carmen and Juni Cortez (Alexa Vega and Daryl Sabara reprising their former Spy Kids roles) to make this mission a family reunion of sorts. Along the way they learn that their dog Argonaut is actually an OSS-issue robot dog being used to supervise them. (Ricky Gervais provides Argonaut's wisecracking voice.)

We have seen these story elements so many times before: the dad is a workaholic; there is animosity between step-mum and step-daughter as the step-mum tries to get closer to the children; and so many others but it was fun seeing Juni and Carmen Cortez come back as grown up Spy Kids and there is the added bonus of a message that so often goes ignored: It is important to make the most of every minute, because you can never get time back.

Despite the 4D (unecessary), aroma scope (for FREE!?!?), the leads from the other movies (I wanted to see this because of them being older), its CGI from some scenes, (other CGI scenes look worst than the last one) and it has some fun humor, But Spy Kids: All The Time In the World In 4D is much more silly, with dumb laughable quotes, to imature, featuring two new leads that dont impress much, with much more unexucted CGI, and a talking dog, really?, A MOTHER-TALKING DOG?!?!, and what the heck is Jessica Alba doing here, first an Invisable Sign, now Spy Kids, I was ruting for her here, but when I saw this movie quote I gave up, 'I love my work', this 4th update makes Spy Kids fan make sure this is the last Spy Kids they will ever see.

Spy Kids: All The Time In The World 4D is a horrible betrayal to a series that isn't even good.

I can fully appreciate that I am not the target audience for this any more and that my review probably doesn't reflect that of a child. I thought it was juvenile and full of cheap laughs and acting so bad and cheesy it's almost like the entire cast is in on a joke that we aren't. The big "twist" is predictable to any adult who knows what Jeremy Piven looks like. Shame, I am fond of the first Spy Kids, and it's nice to see them keep it in the franchise, but really not worth the time.

Loved loved loved it!!! :D and what a way to pass on the torch to the new spy kids plus i think this was the best spy kids movio all around which sill captured the overall theme of all the films combined family plus with family you have all the time in the world because it's important to enjoy the time you have with loved ones overall i quite enjoyed this newest sequel in the spy kids franchise it would be nice to see 2 more films with Director Robert Rodrigudez you never know kudos to the cast and special thanks to Director Robert Rodriguez :D

Ricky Gervais was awesome (as the talking dog). Otherwise this is just more of the same. Films that Kai loves and are palatable for the rest of us.

Okay, so it stared out slow then it got kinda' funny and finally it got to the sappy stage. From there it just went down hill to stupid real quick. Jessica Alba, such a hottie, but I wonder is this how she saw her career going...